Kyle Kingsbury vs. Razak Al-Hassan bout moved from UFC 102 to fall

A light-heavyweight bout between Kyle Kingsbury (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Razak Al-Hassan (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) initially targeted for an Aug. 29 UFC 102 fight card has been postponed and will likely now take place sometime this fall.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported the possibility of the bout last week but cautioned that an elbow injury sustained by Al-Hassan in a December loss to Steve Cantwell could keep him off the UFC 102 card.

Sources close to the fighter today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com the bout has been postponed.

Instead of taking place at UFC 102, Kingsbury plans to wait until Al-Hassan is healed so the match-up remains intact. It’s expected to take place in or around October.

(Currently, no events have been announced or are rumored for October.)

Kingsbury, a replacement fighter who was eliminated from “The Ultimate Fighter 7″ by eventual show winner Ryan Bader, returned at the show’s live finale in December. He suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Tom Lawlor at the event but wasn’t cut from the organization’s roster of fighters.

He’ll likely next meet Al-Hassan, who suffered a dislocated elbow when he refused to tap to Cantwell’s armbar attempt at UFC Fight Night 16. The December bout marked the Midwesterner’s debut in the organization.

If the Kingsbury vs. Al-Hassan bout takes place, it’ll likely be a must-win for each fighter. With the UFC’s recent roster purge, neither fighter can afford another loss.

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